Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn, Cullum, Lola Anne
It Took a Long, Long Time - Amos Milburn, Cryor, Jesse
Empty Arms Blues - Amos Milburn, Erby, John
Bewildered - Amos Milburn, Powell, Teddy
In the Middle of the Night - Amos Milburn, Robinson, Jessie Ma
Roomin' House Boogie - Amos Milburn, Robinson, Jessie Ma
Walking Blues - Amos Milburn, Milburn, Amos
Real Pretty Mama Blues - Amos Milburn, Jones
Sax Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn, Milburn, Amos
Let's Rock a While - Amos Milburn, Haywood, Frank
Bad Bad Whiskey - Amos Milburn, Davis, Thomas Maxwe
Tears, Tears, Tears (Tears in My Eyes) - Amos Milburn, Robinson, Jessie Ma
Thinking and Drinking - Amos Milburn, Merritt, O.
Put Something in My Hand (I Know You Love Me, Baby) - Amos Milburn, Merritt, O.
Roll, Mr. Jelly - Amos Milburn, Cadrez, Florence
Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - Amos Milburn, Shifts, Henri
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer - Amos Milburn, Toombs, Rudy
Let's Have a Party - Amos Milburn, Mesner, Eddie
Good, Good Whiskey - Amos Milburn, Davis, Adelia
Milk and Water - Amos Milburn, Toombs, Rudy
Vicious, Vicious Vodka - Amos Milburn, Smith, J. [1]
I Done Done It (Don't Do It) - Amos Milburn, Calhoun, Chuck
House Party (Tonite) - Amos Milburn, Collier
Soft Pillow - Amos Milburn, Taylor, J. [1]
Mixing good-time jump blues à la Louis Jordan with two- fisted, boogie-woogie piano-pounding, smooth-voiced Amos Milburn was one of the brightest stars in post-WWII R&B. Recorded in 1946, the rousing title track ... more »(a cover of a popular country and western tune, later recorded by Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones) and the trail-blazing "Chicken Shack Boogie" (a 1948 smash) are almost indistinguishable from what we now call rock & roll. Milburn is also justifiably famed for his long string of hit drinking songs: "Bad, Bad Whiskey," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Vicious, Vicious Vodka," and "Milk and Water," to name a few. All the hits, all the dipsomania, and all the related party numbers--"House Party (Tonight)" is typical--are poured into this 26-song collection. Ironically, the rock revolution Milburn helped foment all but killed his career. Living a life inspired by his song titles did the rest, and he died in 1980. Play this record and raise a glass in his memory. --Don Waller« less
Mixing good-time jump blues à la Louis Jordan with two- fisted, boogie-woogie piano-pounding, smooth-voiced Amos Milburn was one of the brightest stars in post-WWII R&B. Recorded in 1946, the rousing title track (a cover of a popular country and western tune, later recorded by Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones) and the trail-blazing "Chicken Shack Boogie" (a 1948 smash) are almost indistinguishable from what we now call rock & roll. Milburn is also justifiably famed for his long string of hit drinking songs: "Bad, Bad Whiskey," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Vicious, Vicious Vodka," and "Milk and Water," to name a few. All the hits, all the dipsomania, and all the related party numbers--"House Party (Tonight)" is typical--are poured into this 26-song collection. Ironically, the rock revolution Milburn helped foment all but killed his career. Living a life inspired by his song titles did the rest, and he died in 1980. Play this record and raise a glass in his memory. --Don Waller